#33 of 100 Elephants: The Queen

I not only saved the strongest of the chess pieces for last, I delayed creating her to give me time to figure out how to work a bow tie that was more appropriate for a traditional queen.

#32 of 100 Elephants: The King

I was really enjoying the design of these chess pieces, so I took them to our 3D modeling class at Lyndon State College to see if students could recreate them. This is the first draft of the King. some of the pieces have broken off. I am looking forward to seeing them finished someday.

#31 of 100 Elephants: The Rook

I enjoyed the flattening of the face with the weight of the turret on top of the rook.

#30 of 100 Elephants: Knight

The elephant night chess piece was a bit more challenging.

#29 of 100 Elephants: Bishop

Continuing with the chess theme is the elephant bishop.

#28 of 100 Elephants: Pawn

After the car and the helicopter, I was stuck. I did not know where to go next with the character design. I was with my son at his schools chess tournament and looking at the pieces. This was the inspiration I needed. I started a series of elephant chess pieces.